Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Movie, 1986, Tommy Jarvis, Set in Forest Green
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives is #6 of 12 in release order and #6 of 12 in chronological order in the Friday the 13th.
The story
Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives recap
Tommy Jarvis, released from a mental institution, goes with a friend to dig up Jason's body and cremate it. Lightning strikes a metal fence post that Tommy plunged into the body, and Jason is revived. He kills Tommy's friend and returns to the area. Crystal Lake has been renamed Forest Green to escape its past, and Sheriff Garris thinks Tommy is the killer and locks him up. The sheriff's daughter Megan, a counsellor at the reopened camp, believes Tommy. Jason kills his way back to the camp, which is now full of children.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives ending explained
Tommy lures Jason into the lake and chains him to a boulder at the bottom. Jason grabs Tommy and nearly drowns him, but Megan hits Jason with a boat propeller and saves him. The sheriff has been killed. Jason is left chained underwater, and the final shot shows his eye opening.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives is streaming on Paramount+, Philo, AMC+, AMC, and YouTube (free) in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 39%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, before Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood.
- Chronological order: after Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, before Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood.
What to watch before Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
In release order, the essentials before Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) are Friday the 13th (1980), Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Friday the 13th Part III (1982), Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), and Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985).
Cast
- Thom Mathews as Tommy
- Jennifer Cooke as Megan
- David Kagen as Sheriff Garris
- Renée Jones as Sissy
- Kerry Noonan as Paula
- Darcy DeMoss as Nikki
- Tom Fridley as Cort
- Alan Blumenfeld as Larry
- Matthew Faison as Stan
- Ann Ryerson as Katie
- Tony Goldwyn as Darren
- Nancy McLoughlin as Lizbeth
Directed by Tom McLoughlin.